The Fashionable Wig – A Frightful Trend Art Print

This humorous 18th-century caricature mocks the era’s extravagant hairstyles, featuring a woman horrified by her own towering wig. With curls cascading wildly like a horse’s mane, she gazes into a mirror, lamenting, "This a fashionable wig… why, it makes me quite a fright!" The exaggerated proportions and satirical tone reflect the absurdity of fashion trends pushed to extremes. Likely inspired by the works of James Gillray or a contemporary satirist, this print playfully critiques vanity and the ever-changing standards of beauty.

These prints are printed on a fine quality ivory paper.

These are reproductions of old illustrations & in most cases will have the same imperfections as the original.